Cell-package for fruit



\No Model.)

S. H. SMITH.

CELL PAGKAGEFOR FRUIT, &c.

No. 317,033. Patented May 5, 1885.-

By 6 Afforneyd UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SETH HENRY SMITIL'OF DELTA, 01110.

CELL-PACKAGE FOR FRUIT, 8w.

$PECIPICA'IION forming part of Letters Patent No. 317,033, dated May 5, 1885.

Application filed February 19, 1885. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, SETH H. SMITH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Delta, in the county of Fulton and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Cell-Packages for Eggs, Fruit, 850., of which the following is a specification, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to an improvement in cell-packages for eggs, fruit, &c.; and it consistsin the peculiar arrangement of parts, that will be more fully set forth hereinafter.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of one ofmy packages, showing the wrapper folded over the package. Fig. 2 is a similar View showing the wrapper open. Fig. 3 is a detailed perspective view of one corner of the case, showing the wrapper while being folded over the case to form the package.

A represents a case, which is made of pasteboard or other suitable material, and is composed of a number of cells, B. These cells may be either square, as here shown, or round, orof any other shape desired.

0 represents a wrapper upon which the case is placed. The -case may be glued or otherwise permanently seeured to the wrapper, or itmay be loosely placed thereon, as preferred. Eggs, fruit, or other articles are placed in the case, and the wrapper is then folded over the case, as shown in Fig. 1.

In Fig. 2 I have shown in dotted lines the folds that are made in the wrapper in inclos' ing the case. These folds form the wrapper into the bottom D, sides E, flaps G F, ends H, flap end re-enforce portions, f g, and the corner re-enforce portions, I. In the flapF are cut slots f, and the flap G is provided with tongues 9, that enter the slots f, and thereby secure the flaps together when the wrapper is folded.

In order to form the-package, the projecting portions of the wrapper at the ends of the case are turned up vertically on the lines a a to form the ends H. The wrapper is turned up at the sides of the case on the lines I) b to form thesides E. The corner portions, I, which result are folded in diagonally on the lines 0 and serve to re-enforce the corners of the package. h

\Vhen in use, eggs or fruit are placed in the p 1 cells, and the packages shipped in boxes of any desired size. I

These packages are very convenient for retailing the eggs or fruit, and present a neat and attractive appearance.

These packages may be made of any desired size, so as to contain six, a dozen, or any desired number of cells.

Having thus described my invention, I claim- 7 A package consisting of the case A and the wrapper which incloses the case, said wrapper being folded over the case on the lines a a, b b, c, and d (1, so as to form the bottom D, ends H, sides E, corner re-enforce portions, I, flaps F G, and flap end re-enforce portions, f 9, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

SETH HENRY SMITH.

\Vitnesses:

L. W. TAFT, FRANK Harrow. 

